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Old 08-27-2014, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeK View Post
I guess I'm curious why you have to take a 24 hour time release medication twice a day, but I'm not a doctor.
Neither am I, but a couple of possibilities are individual metabolism (some metabolize a medication faster than others) and tolerance. Tolerance can increase frequency as well as dosage amount.

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